Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Tuesday Notes

Early Morning Swim:

This is the first time I've actually made it the entire way through my workout! We did 6 x 200 m intervals and I got faster over the intervals. It was great! No flip turns today though. Just thinking about them makes my head hurt after Wednesday!

Tuesday Night Spin Class:

I had a great time at class tonight! I was chatting with the ladies around me, asking about their Ironman Canada experiences. What do you wear under your wetsuit? Do you change between disciplines? Do you wear uber-padded bike shorts? What's your nutrition strategy on the bike? It was a lot of fun. Plus I found out that women can chafe in...unique...places..! Get friendly with the Body Glide ladies! We did a quick spin up challenge to see just how high we could get our RPM up to. Apparently there are a couple of guys in our group that can see 200 or more?? I got up to 163 and felt happy that my bike was firmly locked in the trainer. Fun stuff!

After Spin Class:

I've forgotten that you can't leave anything within reach of Maggie, my parents' Scottish terrier! Remember the Halloween candy incident? Tonight she knocked a bag over and took out a toque (which she left alone, normally she really likes knitwear), Adidas tech hat (which she tried a few bites of, but pretty well left it alone so it is still wearable), but grabbed a toothbrush out, tore it out of its packaging and ate the head off. Yikes, how this girl manages to get up to so much trouble I have no idea!

YES, you got to lube everywhere and don't be shy in that changing tent...there's usually a butt or boob staring you in the eye doing the same thing. Change during IM, YES, for me. NO on superpadded shorts on a tri bike. Let's just say it hurts the 'soft tissue' down there. More than you ever needed to know, I'm sure.

I am all too familiar with the whole dog chewing incidents...thank goodness the Timex Ironman watch/HR monitor didn't taste too good to my dog ;) I have to keep the shoes behind closed doors at all times or risk seeing them in pieces around the yard a few days later if you know what I mean LOL